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>perl6-meta is in limbo right now; we need impetus, which should come when Larry releases his design</P
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>The detailed design and implementation will take a lot
of careful management to happen smoothly. I believe that Nat Torkington
and Dan Sugalski are up to the job, and I hope to be able to help out as well.</P
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>Will an alpha be ready for TPC 5.0?  Who knows.  I hope we'll have
something to show off, but I also hope the world understands what
"alpha" means, and doesn't expect a fully fledged Perl, because it won't
be. I'm guessing we'll present a design, but no working code beyond
individual modules of no use in the real world.</P
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